Palestinian Prisoners Society - URGENT

PPS: "25 detainees in Ofer moved to prison clinic"


The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) reported Monday that 25 detainees, imprisoned at the Ofer Israeli detention facility, were moved to the prison clinic after suffering from high fever, and that some of them are in serious conditions.



Luay Akka, one of the lawyers of the PPS, stated that Shadi Shalalda, representative of the detainees in Ofer, said that the prison administration moved on Sunday at night 25 detainees to the prison clinic, which lacks the basic equipment.

Akka added that the detainees are from section 4 at the facility, and that some of them are in serious conditions suffering from high fever and fatigue.

The ailing detainees could not walk without help from other detainees.

He also stated that the Prison Administration had declared a state of emergency in the prison, and that on Monday morning; the prison director visited the facility along with a physician who decided to isolate 4 detainees due to the severity of their condition. The prison administration refused to comment on the situation, and only said that it declared a state of emergency, and that no further information would be granted before lab work is concluded.

Shalalda appealed human rights groups and medical teams, to intervene as the detainees, and their jailors, are panicking while the administration is not revealing detailed information on the situation.